Taena solium and Taenia saginata

Question 1

What is the common name of Taenia solium?

Answer 1

Pork tapeworm

Question 2

What is the common name of Taenia saginata?

Answer 2

Beef tapeworm

Question 3

What is the infective stage of Taenia solium?

Answer 3

Cysticercus cellulosae

Question 4

What is the infective stage of Taenia saginata?

Answer 4

Cysticercus bovis

Question 5

What is the definitive host of Taenia solium?

Answer 5

Man (jejunum)

Question 6

What is the definitive host of Taenia saginata?

Answer 6

Man ( small intestine)

Question 7

What is the appearance of an ADULT Taenia solium?

Answer 7

Slightly smaller than T.saginata with 2 - 7 meters

Question 8

What is the definitive host of Taenia saginata?

Answer 8

It has a length of 4 - 6 meter and a width of 12 mm

Question 9

Describe the scolex of an ADULT Taenia solium

Answer 9

It has GLOBULAR with FOUR SUCKERS and has a rostellum with 2 rows

Question 10

Describe the scolex of an ADULT Taenia saginata

Answer 10

It is pear-shaped head with FOUR MUSCULAR SUCKERS but no hooks

Question 11

Describe the PROGLOTTIDS of an ADULT T.solium

Answer 11

It is 5 x 10 mm and has a 800 - 1,000 proglottids

Question 12

Describe the PROGLOTTIDS of an ADULT T.saginata

Answer 12

It is 18 x 6 mm and has a 1,000 - 2,000 proglottids

Question 13

Describe the uterus and testes of the Taenia solium

Answer 13

Uterus: 7 - 12 lateral branches
Testes: 150 - 200

Question 14

Describe the uterus and testes of the Taenia saginata

Answer 14

Uterus: 15 - 30 uterine branches
Testes: 300 - 400

Question 15

What is the color of the OVA/OVUM of Taenia solium?

Answer 15

Spherical brown

Question 16

What is the color of the OVA/OVUM of Taenia saginata?

Answer 16

Round and yellow - brown with peripheral radial striation

Question 17

What is the diameter of the OVA/OVUM of T.solium?

Answer 17

31 - 35 u

Question 18

How many shells do T. solium have?

Answer 18

2 radially striated shells

Question 19

What is the size of the OVA/OVUM of the T.saginata?

Answer 19

35 x 45 u

Question 20

Describe the embryo of T.solium and saginata

Answer 20

The embryo has a 3 hooklets

Question 21

how many eggs to T.solium lay?

Answer 21

30,000 - 50,000 eggs/ segment

Question 22

how many eggs to T.saginata lay?

Answer 22

80,000 eggs/ segment

Question 23

What disease caused by T.solium causes epileptic episode?

Answer 23

Cysticercosis

Question 24

What disease caused by T.solium is asymptomatic?

Answer 24

Taeniasis solium

Question 25

What disease of T.solium can human get from eating pork?

Answer 25

Pork tapeworm infection

Question 26

This disease caused by T.saginata causes disturbance in the normal functions of the digestive tract. It is also a systemic intoxication

Answer 26

Taeniasis saginata

Question 27

What is the laboratory diagnosis of the order cyclophyllidean?

Answer 27

eggs or proglottids Stool exam; scotch tape swab \ Cysticercosis: ANtibodies; biopsy

Question 28

What is the treatment for the order cyclophyllidean?

Answer 28

Praziquantel and Albendazole

Question 29

What dose of Prazinquantel that should be given for Taeniasis?

Answer 29

5 - 10 mg/kg single dose

Question 30

What dose of Prazinquantel that should be given for cysticercosis?

Answer 30

50mg/kg per day within 15 days

Question 31

What dose of Albendazole should be given?

Answer 31

15 mg/kg per day for 28 days

Question 32

Cysticercosis can cause?

Answer 32

Pressure symptoms

Question 33

2.5% of patients is infected with this cysticercosis.

Answer 33

Ocular cysticercosis

Question 34

10% of patients is infected with this cysticercosis.

Answer 34

Muscular involvement

Question 35

Neurocycticercosis is AKA?

Answer 35

Jacksonian epilepsy

Question 36

60-90% of patients is infected with this cysticercosis.

Answer 36

Neurocysticercosis

Question 37

Taenia saginata can infect human by ?

Answer 37

Ingesting vegetation that is contaminated by Taenia saginata eggs or gravid proglottids

Question 38

Which among the cyclophyllidean has no neurocysticercosis?

Answer 38

Taenia saginata